I don't know how many times I have to say this
it's completely fine for big maps to not have mortars on them, we don't need them constantly saturating the map
more explosives are going to be added with MBTs/IFVs, attack helicopters, commander artillery and CAS, HAT kits, combat engineers, TOWs etc., the last thing this game needs is mortars constantly going on every single point

Maybe something like Overwatch but with some sort of permanent tracking system. Say you have something like 5-10 categories that show up at the end of the round (e.g. most vehicles destroyed, most revives, small arm accuracy, vehicle k/d, SL score etc.), once a player gets a certain amount of one commendation they get the option to have an icon next to their name (let's say a rocket) that lets their SL and eventually commander know that they'd be the best choice for a HAT kit.
Maybe also add squad commendations (squad score, flags defended, flags capped etc.) so we can know what SL's are good.